The first “PSI Box O’ Fun” was announced in July and shipped in August (see “PSI Offers Retailers Free Demo & Marketing Kit”). The kit was extremely well received. “Retailers really appreciated the exposure to demo copies of games they might not have previously considered bringing into their stores,” PSI Director of Marketing Emily Todd to ICv2. “This program supports new and upcoming titles and publishers in a meaningful way.”
The Winter 2018 kit includes demo copies, promo materials, and marketing materials from publishers including Steve Jackson Games, Arcane Wonders, Smirk & Laughter, Hub Games (Rory’s Story Cubes, Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr), as well as newer publishers Sphere Games, and Adam’s Apple Games (AAG).
Canadian publisher Sphere Games is known for Brilliants, and recently released Mini Diver City.
Adam’s Apple is a new publisher to the hobby industry and has games including Truck Off, Swordcrafters, and Brewin USA.
The box is free to qualified brick and mortar game stores (PSI covers the shipping & handling), and a PSI account is not required to participate. There is a limit of one kit per brick & mortar location, and PSI reserves the right to refuse delivery if it cannot verify the store’s location. This offer is limited to the continental United States. Kits will ship mid-November. Retailers can sign up on the PSI Playhouse website.
